Downtown Santa Cruz Movie Theater To Reopen This Week

SANTA CRUZ, CA — Santa Cruz's iconic downtown movie theater will open its doors this week after new owners stepped in to reopen the venue to the public.

As Lookout Santa Cruz first reported, Regal's Santa Cruz Cinema 9 planned to permanently close and offered employees the chance to relocate elsewhere.

Now dubbed Santa Cruz Cinema, the theater at 1405 Pacific St. is slated to reopen to the public Thursday, according to its website.

The state allows movie theaters in red tier counties, such as Santa Cruz County, to open indoors at 25 percent max capacity.

The theater said on its Facebook page that it's owned by "Bay Area-based, family-owned former owners and operators of Century Theaters."

The new operator has ties to SyWest Development, Lookout Santa Cruz reported. SyWest owns the Pacific Square retail center, which generates more than $500 million each year and includes the movie theater space, according to its website.

Tickets can be purchased here. Contact Santa Cruz Cinema at 831-291-9728.